Monday, July 18, 2011

The Pwocess

I thought I would let you in on the secwets of how I help mommi wif hew paintings

This is whewe she does it..it's sposed to be ouw bedwoom, but she kicked the bed out of hewe and now it's in the living woom so that she can paint wif gweat light fwom the skylight

twouble is......look at this mess! She's totally a clean fweak and neat to widicoolous levels xept when she's wowking on a painting..I think something happens in hew bwain and she fowgets to wowwy about eveything being in it's pawfect place while she's in hewe

we wewe sent this photogwaph and asked to paint this vewy handsome boy

the nice hoomans wanted it to be a little cwazy and not photo like but obviously still wanted to wecognise theiw cutie pie

she stawted to get a likeness of him aftew doing a dwawing wight on the canvas

I asked hew to take it out to the othew woom so that I could get a good look and give hew some advice

Not bad, I thought..by now thewe was some collagey stuff on thewe and some bits of gold leaf(he is a golden aftew all, hehehhee), but somehow it was still just OK

my bwains wewe in ovewload and i had to munch on my mousey to welax and contemplate

back in the studio, I told hew to move ovew so I could do my magic

the Puwple was a suggestion by my BFF Lacie.

but I decided to paint ovew it and just use it as an undewtone..he just didn't seem like a puwple sowt of guy.....then just a little mow OOOOMPH and....WA LAH! all done..anothew pwoblem solved by me in the nick of time

I think he tuwned out just fine ..

Mommi thanked me pwofoosely and we sent him on his way to his home..

Now I can get back to the weally impawtant wowk..I think thewe is a cown to be chewed, a stuffy to be thwown awound, a ball to chase, and maybe, just maybe, I can finally come visit my fwiends

I bet it looks like chaos, but she knows where everything is. I think it is great that mommi can throw the bed out and have her own studio. And of course having you to do the finishing touches is great.

I am momma's supervisor and most valued and honest critic, too! And guess what! SHE paints in the bedroom because of the light as well! My momma's work is very different from the beautiful and flowing creations that spring from your mommie's brush. Momma likes to capture angst. She said it was ok to share her website: www.rawhonesty.com with you because she knows one artist duo would understand another's muse.

Hi, Asta!Sure you gave your mom your best opinion with every one of her art works!And the family of that doggie is going to be sooo happy with the beautiful painting your mom made for him!Kisses and hugsLorenza

Hi AstaI think your mommas brain is just fine,,., as long as she remember the important stuff.. like feeding you.You and your momma have done a fantastic job! Gosh,, I had not idea that this much talent lived at your house.I have been sitting here,, also watching the stars twinkle the dogstaw twinkles.lovetweedles

Thanks for giving us the insider's view into your mama's process. We loved seeing her studio and the beautiful work in progress. And we think it is a good thing that she has a place where she can be messy and creative and not worry about being neat and orderly!

I don't know who that handsome dog is, but I am sure his people will love his portrait!

Asta, we think your Mommi must have magic and the lust of life buried in the creative folds of her brain. What flows out of her fingertips teases and lives and breathes and speaks of happy tomorrows. Her images make us want to dance with those characters and share a bottle of wine. You a fabulous daemon, Asta, you complete Mommi's soul! thanks for viewing momma's work, we respect your opinion...lots.

Truly gorgeous, Asta. We certainly appreciate you letting us in on those secrets, but we realize that it takes amazing talent to create work like your Mom's-we think the "secret" is extraordinary talent! We love all of your Mom's work (that you help her with, of course:-

Love seeing her studio and those paintings, too. We have a goal of commissioning a painting of me from your Mom-it may take awhile, but it will happen-all to our benefit and joy.

Wow!! Yes, I see now that the purple looks better as an undertone...sorta like a slip (Lacie is not particularly well versed in art tries to liken it to something she completely understands...lingerie....)

He is a handsome animal...

Mumsie's still a bit traumatized from her day on the beach...she was floating on a boogie board in the ocean when a small plane stalled right over head and dove in a steep climb down at the beach and wiggled and waggled and looked like it was gonna crash on the sand and people were leaping out of their chairs and screeching look out etc etc. Just another lazy day in paradise...sheesch. And yes that really happened. Though she was wondering if one of us dogs was at the wheel? Hmmmmmmmmmm....

We LOVE see works in progress - thanks for taking us behind the scenes in your Mom's studio and letting us in on the secret that YOU really do all the hard stuff! BOL! Beautiful painting! You both deserve some yummy treats!

hi ASTA!!! grrracie the grrreat here...in for theBUSTER, he's snoozing under the table...i'm also an official "studio dawg" <---that's what my humomm calls me. she said to tell your mom,she likes her work!and I, g.g. thought it was pretty awesome too...oh, as for messy studios...frances bacon's is worse..and my momm's isn't quite as bad as his but it's definitely "live".. ;O)grrracie the grrreat, theBUSTER, Ms.Persephone and Ms.Blue too.